Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 52
Viṣṇu-māhātmya-varṇana & Vamśa-prasaṅga
Genealogical Continuation
Devanagari script
सुंच मां बलिनां श्रेष्ठ प्रतिस्नेहं वरं वृणु / एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीदेनं जीवंस्त्वं मे क्व यास्यसि
Transliteration
suṃca māṃ balināṃ śreṣṭha pratisnehaṃ varaṃ vṛṇu / evamukto 'bravīdenaṃ jīvaṃstvaṃ me kva yāsyasi
Translation
O best among the mighty, release me and choose a boon of love returned. Thus addressed, he replied to him: “If you remain alive, where will you go away from me?”
Word by Word
suṃcarelease (me)
suṃca:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootsuc (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; धातु ‘सुच्/सुच्’ (to release/let go) — पाठभेदसम्भवः
māmme
mām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
balināmof the strong
balinām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootbalin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
śreṣṭhaO best
śreṣṭha:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootśreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषणवत् संबोधन
pratisnehama return favor
pratisneham:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootprati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास: प्रति + स्नेह = ‘in return for affection/reciprocal favor’; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-प्रयोग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
varama boon
varam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘boon’
vṛṇuchoose
vṛṇu:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootvṛ (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘choose’
evamthus
evam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
uktaḥ(when) addressed
uktaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
Formभूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been spoken to/being addressed’
abravītsaid
abravīt:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootbrū (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/Past/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘said’
enamto him / this one
enam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन
jīvanliving
jīvan:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootjīv (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
Formवर्तमानकाले कर्तरि शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘living’ (as an epithet)
tvamyou
tvam:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन
meof me / to me
me:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन (enclitic)
kvawhere
kva:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Interrogative location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkva (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)
yāsyasiwill you go
yāsyasi:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootyā (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘you will go’